Study No. 1: Destruction and Devotion
Recorded in the underground passages of New York City, this piece captures a quiet moment between sound and silence.
With only a guitar, voice, and harmonica, the song is carried more through feeling than performance. The melody exists somewhere between being sung and remembered — a small offering to the movement and noise of the city around it.
Taken on the same day, these photographs document the aftermath of the performance. The guitar that carried the song was broken apart, transforming the instrument from something used to create sound into something that holds the memory of it.
A reflection on creation, attachment, and release.
Ny, New York 2023 filmed by, Paul Merle
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